Widget_definitions

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Default Fields

• Name - Name of your new Widget.
• Description - Text describing the Widget Definition.
• Data Source - Choice of 'Deployments' or 'Servers' or 'Alerts'. Default is set to 'Deployments'.
• Inputs - Configuration parameters for use within the Liquid body.
• Body - Code to be rendered by the Liquid template.

Filter Config

• No filter - No filtering is available and filtering options will not be presented to the user when adding a Widget.
• User will set the filter - The author will specify which filter types are available when creating the Widget Definition. When adding a Widget, the user will then be able to pick from the available filter types and specify the filter value.
• Predefine the filter - The author will define the filter type and filter value in the Widget Definition. Changes to this filter configuration will not be allowed when adding a Widget, and filtering options will not be presented. Each time a Widget is added, the predefined filtering configuration in the Widget Definition is utilized.

Index

Widgets are objects that can be displayed in the Dashboard's Overview tab. Use Widgets to create your own personalized landing page within the Dashboard. Create Custom Widgets of your own or add one of the predefined Built-in Widgets. Custom Widgets belong to the RightScale account in which they were created and can be used by any users of the account. The Widgets that you add to your Dashboard Overview page are user and account-specific.

Default Fields

• Name - The name of the Widget.
• Description - Description of the Widget.
• Updated At - Time and date stamp when the Widget was last updated.

Actions

• New Widget - Create a new Widget Definition
• Add - Add a Widget to the Dashboard.
• Delete - Delete a Widget from your account.

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Built-in tab

The Built-in Widgets tab lists all of the Widgets that have been predefined for your RightScale account. You can add multiples of the same Built-in Widget to the Dashboard Overview tab.

Custom tab

The Custom Widgets tab shows all of the Widgets that have been created in this RightScale account.

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Default Fields

• Name - The name of the Widget Definition.
• Description - Text describing the Widget Definition.
• Data Source - Choice of 'Deployments' or 'Servers' or 'Alerts'. Default is set to 'Deployments'.
• Filter Config - Choice of filter configuration.
• Inputs - Configuration parameters for use within the Liquid body.
• Body - Code to be rendered by the Liquid template.

Actions

• Edit - Edit an existing Widget.
• Delete - Delete a Widget from your account.
• Add - Add a Widget to the Dashboard.